How to Use subterranean in a Sentence

subterranean

adjective
  • As legend has it, the subterranean site was a wine bar in the time of Socrates.
    Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2023
  • Less clear is what happened to the denizens of those cities' subterranean depths: the rats.
    Amanda Schupak, CNN, 19 Sep. 2021
  • The subterranean room was the first to come to fruition and is arguably the vessel’s biggest draw.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2022
  • One of my favorites was in the subterranean pool tucked inside the spa.
    Beck Bamberger, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • It’s a must to have a drink at the oh-so-lush subterranean bar, Silver Lyan.
    Juyoung Seo, Forbes, 6 July 2021
  • The cool air adds to the cavelike feel of the subterranean bar, as does the dark gray concrete ceiling.
    Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2021
  • It’s also been found in the subterranean passages of the U.S. Capitol, Raupp said.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Down below, a subterranean tunnel leads to one of the guest suites.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2021
  • The show begins down, down in the vast subterranean space of the Sainsbury Gallery, inside a room filled with the sounds of oars hitting the water.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 11 July 2021
  • Work off dinner with a trip down the stairs to the subterranean speakeasy bar with dance music and vintage license plates.
    The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024
  • What is clear is that technology alone won’t be enough to stop the subterranean threat.
    Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The subterranean artworks would be done in three sections; on the east and west walls of the tunnel and on the wall next to plaza stairs leading out of the underpass.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2022
  • Take the discreet sidewalk stairs down to the subterranean store to find rare, limited, and out-of-print photo books.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Tucked behind the garage, the partially subterranean guest suite’s walls of glass slide open to expose the two-room suite to sunken terraces.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2023
  • And the way Ethan approaches and experiences the subterranean world turns out to be key.
    Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • And up above a subterranean pool stands a statue of Hercules, bow drawn for battle.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024
  • With simple meals, card games and afternoons at the lake, this is a study in the subterranean movements of idleness.
    Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The cave is so big that a small train runs for the first two of its 24 kilometer network of subterranean chambers and tunnels.
    John Malathronas, CNN, 3 Dec. 2021
  • And these subterranean liquid oceans seem to be the rule for our solar system, not the exception.
    WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Hamas has constructed a 310-mile subterranean city of tunnels over the years.
    Fox News, 6 June 2024
  • Next fall, a subterranean karaoke and bowling bar will be unveiled.
    Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • So the tricky part is finding a subterranean hydrogen source that is both large and intact.
    WIRED, 24 Nov. 2022
  • This is how most states have eliminated subterranean threats in the past, and this is what Israel should do, as well.
    Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2023
  • At levels that deep, creatures can’t rely on normal eyesight to see in the dark of the deep subterranean world.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 18 Dec. 2021
  • The ancient Zapotecs believed the subterranean site to be an entrance to the underworld.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2023
  • In a corner Lego and toys – their subterranean playground – sit ready for recess.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Karl also shook hands with Biden, who limited his time in the subterranean ballroom to about an hour.
    Washington Post, 5 May 2022
  • Set atop a private, two-car subterranean garage, the home offers four bedrooms, each with a private bath.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Their subterranean networks of shafts and tunnels need power to run lights and digging equipment.
    Vince Beiser, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
  • But if the water ever could be reached, scientists think the subterranean reservoir might represent a new place to search for life on the red planet.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024

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